Hanger assembly for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers

ABSTRACT

A clothes hanger of unitary plastic construction is disclosed in which a hanger bar having a plurality of hook receiving apertures is connected to a generally rectangular open interior handle along its top surface with a hook being provided in a slot in the top of the handle for pivotal movement between an upwardly extending position in which the hook can be positioned over a supporting bar and a retracted position in which the hook is completely received in the slot in the handle so as to enable an easy manual grasping of the handle by a user.

United States Patent 1191 Saenger [54] HANGER ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF CLOTHES HANGERS [76] Inventor: Herman H. Saenger, Box 501, Fort 52 u.s.c1. ..2l1/l18,248/214,248/317 [51] 1111. c1. ..'.....A47g25/06 [58] FieIdotSearch ..211/118,113,l68,

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,342,925 10/1963 France ..223/85 673,240 10/1964 Italy ..223/85 Primary ExaminerRoy D. Frazier Assistant Examiner-Thomas J. Holko Attorney-Thomas B. Van Poole et al.

[57] ABSTRACT A clothes hanger of unitary plastic construction is disclosed in which a hanger bar having a plurality of hook receiving apertures is connected to a generally rectangular open interior handle along its top surface with a hook being provided in a slot in the top of the handle for pivotal movement between an upwardly extending position in which the hook can be positioned over a supporting bar and a retracted position in which the hook is completely received in the slot in the handle so as to enable an easy manual grasping of the handle by a user.

6 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures Patented May 8, 1973 I 3,731,809

IN VENTOR m 5 @MWQQ ATTORN E Y5 HANGER ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY F CLOTHES HANGERS This invention is in the field of hanger devices and the like and is specifically directed to a hanger assembly means on which a plurality of clothes hangers are positionable.

It is frequently desirable to provide a movable support for a plurality of clothes hangers on which garments or the like are supported. A number of devices have evolved for this purpose; however, such devices are frequently complicated, cumbersome to use and/or expensive.

Therefore, it is the primary object of this invention to provide a new and improved clothes hanger assembly.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a clothes hanger assembly that is easily manually carried by a user, but which is provided with a main hook construction for supporting the entire assembly on a support bar or the like.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a new and improved clothes hanger assembly which is economical to fabricate, but which provides a reliable, sturdy construction.

The manner in which the subject invention enables obtainment of the foregoing objects will be better understood when the following written description is read in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment as viewed from below;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment as viewed from above;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along lines 3--3 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along lines 4-4 of FIG. 3. v

The preferred embodiment comprises a horizontally extending elongated hanger bar portion generally designated from the top of which an elongated generally rounded rectangular handle member 12 extends in a vertical direction. The elongated hanger bar 10 and the handle means 12 are unitarily formed of plastic or the like; however, the subject invention is not limited to a plastic construction since other materials could obviously be used if desired.

A main metal hook member 14 is provided for hanging the entire assembly on a support bar or other similar support means.

Hanger bar 10 is of generally T-shaped cross sectional configuration and comprises a top plate 16 and a vertically extending leg member 18 extending downwardly from the mid portion of the leg plate 16. Leg member 18 is provided with a plurality of vertically elongated slots 20 into which a conventional clothes hanger hook such as hook 22 illustrated in dashed lines in FIG. 3 is insertable for support by the bar 18.

Handle means 12, which extends unitarily from the upper surface of the top or head plate 16 of the hanger bar 10, is formed of an upper horizontal portion and a lower horizontal portion 32 connected on each end by shorter parallel vertical end portions 34 and 36. A hand opening 37 is defined by members 30, 32, 34 and 36.

A slot 38 of generally L-shaped configuration extends downwardly from the upper surface of horizontal portion 30 into the vertical end portion 36 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Main hook 14 is connected by a pivot rod 42 extending through the upper horizontal portion 30 and through slot 38 as shown in FIG. 3 for providing pivotal support of the main hook 14.

The main hook 14 is movable between a first extended generally vertically oriented position illustrated in solid lines in all figures of the drawings in which position the hook is easily connected over a supporting bar or the like and a retracted position illustrated in dotted lines in FIG. 3 in which the main hook 14 is completely positioned on the interior of the handle so that the handle can be easily grasped and lifted by means of opening 37 in an obvious manner. It should be noted that pin 42 is connected adjacent the mid point of the handle so as to provide a balanced support. Moreover, when the main hook 14 is in its retracted position, the user can support the entire assembly with the hook providing absolutely no interference with the grasping of the haddle by the user.

Therefore, it will be apparent that the subject invention provides a rugged, economical and trouble-free assembly from which a plurality of hangers can be supported with the assembly being supported either manually by engagement of the handle or by the main hook 14 when such is positioned over a supporting bar or the like.

Many modifications of the subject invention will undoubtedly occur to those skilled in the art; however, it should be understood that the spirit and scope of the invention should be limited solely in light of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hanger assembly for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers, said hanger assembly comprising an elongated clothes hanger bar, a plurality of hanger hook receiving apertures extending through said elongated hanger bar for enabling the hanging support of a plurality of clothes hangers by said elongated hanger bar, handle means of generally elongated rounded rectangular configuration extending upwardly from said hanger bar transversely with respect tosaid elongated clothes hanger bar from the top of said elongated clothes hanger bar adjacent the mid point of said elongated clothes hanger bar and including a recess portion comprising a slot in said handle and an elongated hand receiving interior opening into which a users hand can be positioned for lifting or supporting said handle, a main hook pivotally connected to said handle means for movement between an extended generally vertical position in which said hook extends from said handle so as to be hookingly positioned over a supporting means for supporting said hanger assembly and a retracted position in which said main hook is positioned in said slot in said handle so as to enable an easy manual grasping of said handle without interference by said main hook.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said generally elongated rounded rectangular handle means comprises an upper horizontal portion and a lower horizontal portion connected adjacent each of their respective ends by first and second shorter vertical leg portions with said lower horizontal portion being connected along its length to the top of said clothes hanger bar and extending upwardly therefrom.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said hook means is pivotally connected by a pivot pin extending through the mid portion of said upper horizontal portion of said handle, said slot is of generally L-shaped configuration comprising an inwardly extending portion extending downwardly from the upper surface of said upper horizontal portion and extending downwardly into said second shorter vertical leg portion.

4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said hanger bar is of generally T-shaped cross sectional configuration and includes a horizontal top plate connected along its upper surface to the bottom of said lower horizontal portion of said handle and a vertically extending leg member extending downwardly from the middle of said horizontal top plate with said apertures being provided in said vertically extending leg member.

5. A hanger assembly for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers, said hanger assembly comprising an elongated clothes hanger bar, a plurality of hanger hook receiving apertures extending through said elongated hanger bar for enabling the hanging support of a plurality of clothes hangers by said elongated hanger bar, handle means extending upwardly from said hanger bar and including a recess portion comprising a slot in said handle means, wherein said handle means comprises an upper horizontal portion and a lower horizontal portion connected adjacent each of their respective ends by first and second shorter vertical leg portions with said lower horizontal portion being connected along its length to the top of said clothes hanger bar and extending upwardly therefrom and a main hook pivotally connected to said handle means for movement between an extended generally vertical position in which said hook extends from said handle so as to be hookingly positioned over a supporting means for supporting said hanger assembly and a retracted position in which said main hook is positioned in said slot in said handle so as to enable an easy manual grasping of said handle without interference by said main book.

6. The invention of claim 5 wherein said hook means is pivotally connected by a pivot pin extending through the mid portion of said upper horizontal portion of said handle, said slot is of generally L-shaped configuration comprising an inwardly extending portion extending downwardly from the upper surface of said upper horizontal portion and extending downwardly into said second shorter vertical leg portion. 

1. A hanger assembly for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers, said hanger assembly comprising an elongated clothes hanger bar, a plurality of hanger hook receiving apertures extending through said elongated hanger bar for enabling the hanging support of a plurality of clothes hangers by said elongated hanger bar, handle means of generally elongated rounded rectangular configuration extending upwardly from said hanger bar transversely with respect to said elongated clothes hanger bar from the top of said elongated clothes hanger bar adjacent the mid point of said elongated clothes hanger bar and including a recess portion comprising a slot in said handle and an elongated hand receiving interior opening into which a user''s hand can be positioned for lifting or supporting said handle, a main hook pivotally connected to said handle means for movement between an extended generally vertical position in which said hook extends from said handle so as to be hookingly positioned over a supporting means for supporting said hanger assembly and a retracted position in which said main hook is positioned in said slot in said handle so as to enable an easy manual grasping of said handle without interference by said main hook.
 2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said generally elongated rounded rectangular handle means comprises an upper horizontal portion and a lower horizontal portion connected adjacent each of their respective ends by first and second shorter vertical leg portions with said lower horizontal portion being connected along its length to the top of said clothes hanger bar and extending upwardly therefrom.
 3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said hook means is pivotally connected by a pivot pin extending through the mid portion of said upper horizontal portion of said handle, said slot is of generally L-shaped configuration comprising an inwardly extending portion extending downwardly from the upper surface of said upper horizontal portion and extending downwardly into said second shorter vertical leg portion.
 4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said hanger bar is of generally T-shaped cross sectional configuration and includes a horizontal top plate connected along its upper surface to the bottom of said lower horizontal portion of said handle and a vertically extending leg member extending downwardly from the middle of said horizontal top plate with said apertures being provided in said vertically extending leg member.
 5. A hanger assembly for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers, said hanger assembly comprising an elongated clothes hanger bar, a plurality of hanger hook receiving apertures extending through said elongated hanger bar for enabling the hanging support of a plurality of clothes hangers by said elongated hanger bar, handle means extending upwardly from said hanger bar and including a recess portion comprising a slot in said handle means, wherein said handle means comprises an upper horizontal portion and a lower horizontal portion connected adjacent each of their respective ends by first and second shorter vertical leg portions with said lower horizontal portion being connected along its length to the top of said clothes hanger bar and extending upwardly therefrom and a main hook pivotally connected to said handle means for movement between an extended generally vertical position in which said hook extends from said handle so as to be hookingly positioned over a supporting means for supporting said hanger assembly and a retracted position in which said main hook is positioned in said slot in said handle so as to enable an easy manual grasping of said handle without interference by said main hook.
 6. The invention of claim 5 wherein said hook means is pivotally connected by a pivot pin extending through the mid portion of said upper horizontal portion of said handle, said slot is of generally L-shaped configuration comprising an inwardly extending portion extending downwardly from the upper surface of said upper horizontal portion and extending downwardly into said second shorter vertical leg portion. 